Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-12-02
"NOBLESSE 0BLIGE.'

what he expected, and yet he felt aggrieved,
baffed, Inundated. Mr.. Carpenter, he was
forced TO admit, had spoken nothing out the
truth. Unfortunately, the truth, IN DICKS
actual frame of mind was precisely what ne
was least disposed to listen to. be had been
prepared TO offer such boundiess prospect
Of good resolves in the future that 1t was
irritating to find Mr.. Carpenter resolutely
determined to consider nothing sive the e1-
perience of the past,
'It's deuced hard Dick muttered to HIM
self as he slowly descended the stairs. "one
would think was an out and out blackleg
instead of an ordinary, easy going sort OF a
fellow, with no worse vice than TURN for
billiards, or a fancy for hand at ecarte.
don't know that I've accomplished much
good in my time, but Tn equally sure I've
done no great harm And it isn't every one"
he added, with grim little laugh, can
boast as much in our set"
On reaching the hall Dick halted again
Evidently he was in no hurry to go, as was
shown by the careful manner in which he
slowly drew on one glove after the other
Presently the reason for this deliberation be
came apparent A side door was cautiously
opened and the face OF curly headed young
girl made itself visible
Dick said its owner in an agitated
whisper, "Dick, how did he take it!'
About as bad as any one could returned
the young man, with disregard of gram
matical nicely that may have been the result
of nervousness.
''Oh, Diekn said the girl, with something
like sob, what shall We do Come in and
tell me all about it ~
Thus adjured, Dick laid aside his hat and
followed the other into the room, where she
had been waiting the termination OF the dis
cussion between the two men up stairs. A
look of alarm overspread her face as she OBJ
served the gloomy expression on her lovers
features
There's not much to tell, said Dick dole
fully; ''the odds were against me from the
start, and the governor, I'm afraid, takes the
cake"
"You mean that papa has refused his con
sentf
YES replied Dick; that's about what it
comes tor
But why-whyf7 cried the girl with
stamp of the foot, while a deeper color
mounted to her face What were his rea-
sonsi How did he justify himselfn
The question, if it was 10 be truthfully an
swered, placed Dick in an awkward position,
It was bad enough to be told by Nellie's father
that he was lazy, good for nothing scape-
grace, who would never achieve anything in
this world but the expenditure of his meager
income of four hundred year upon his own
selfish pleasures, to the support of which, by
fhs Mr. ('arp.antar ~ ia.lir,aI fr,
contribute. But to be forced to repeat such
brutal sentiments to Nellie was, Dick felt, a
little beyond human endurance
"Your father, u he said at last with a Ger
tain touch of constraint, objects to the small
ness of my income"
'ls that all % said Nellie, breaking into a
relieved smile
To Dick the obstacle, it must be allowed,
had appeared of sufficient weight, but at the
moment it seemed 10 him unnecessary to give
to his opinion the prominence it doubtless de
served.
''As if that could make any differencer
she went on with proud little gesture.
Rich or poor, you will always be the same
TO me- How could you believe otherwisein
Poor Dick After all, he was at heart a
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